The acquisition of Eurotec by the Schott Group of Companies, meant that this owner managed company became part of a group with more than 17,000 employees worldwide, operating within a division with sites in Germany, USA and Tokyo.

The unprecedented growth and change which followed led to a partnership with ourselves to recruit the following key individuals over a period of twelve months:

Operations Director
Required to introduce world class manufacturing practices

Finance Controller
A replacement post

Marketing Manager
Required to streamline and actively manage distributor partnerships in the UK and abroad

Production Manager
Required to manage a new line supplying products for the new BMW 5 Series

Optoelectronics Engineer
Required to further innovation with "machine vision" products and projects

IT Leader
Required to maintain the network and reduce reliance on third party software house

All the positions were recruited. When we sent a follow-up questionnaire to the Managing Director, Chris Stokes, and Human Resources Director, Eric Shipley, they answered the following questions:

What do you think The Elmore Partnership is particularly good at?

• "Good advertising copy"
• "Well-documented proposals"
• "Empathises well with business needs"
• "Speaks our language"
• "Offers an insight into what kind of candidates we actually need"
• "Considers the needs and personal requirements of prospective candidates"
• "Sets aggressive timescales for recruitment - and meets them!"

What has been useful that you didn't expect from the outset?

• "Input into the job specification/candidate profile"
• "Realistic appraisal of the chances of recruiting at a cost, in the region"
• "Not phased by strange requests"
• "More 'experienced' than we expected"
• "Frank - doesn't make promises that can't be met - tenacious"

Sum up your impression of The Elmore Partnership in a few words

• "Professional"
• "Confident in own abilities and knowledge of the job market"
• "Hasn't let us down yet!!"